Tails never fails (1 Viewer)

[Dan in Lafayette]

Atlanta finally gets break on coin flip; more thoughts

Peter King / Sports Illustrated

INDIANAPOLIS -- Finally, something went right for the Falcons. Atlanta GM Thomas Dimitroff, pitted against the Oakland Raiders for the third pick in the draft, called tails in a Westin Hotel conference room when a league official flipped a coin Friday morning, and it came up tails. That broke the logjam for the third pick in the draft between Atlanta, Oakland and Kansas City. The order at the top is now official:

1. Miami
2. St. Louis
3. Atlanta
4. Oakland
5. Kansas City

"Selecting third in the draft sheds a totally different light on our draft possibilities,'' said Dimitroff. Full Story – SIhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/02/22/combine/index.html